VINNIES

CEO SLEEPOUT

20 June 2019

Perth and Geelong events on 27 June

In June, leaders in business, community and government will sleep without shelter on one of the longest nights of the year to help change the lives of Australians experiencing homelessness. In 2018, a record 6.9 million dollars was raised to help break the cycle of homelessness and poverty in Australia. Registration for 2019 is now open. Are you in?

Help break the cycle of homelessness

Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. That’s why Vinnies is raising money to provide people experiencing homelessness with vital access to food and accommodation. We also provide education, counselling, employment and health services to help people overcome poverty in the long term.

Support Australians who are doing it tough by donating or signing up to the Vinnies CEO Sleepout today.

In 2018, participants raised $6.9 million and made a huge impact. That’s:

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Read the real story

Discover real stories from people who have experienced homelessness, as well as those fighting to end it.*

*Names and images are changed to protect these courageous people's privacy.

Mat

Mathew Kratiuk braved the Vinnies CEO Sleepout and shared his own experience of homelessness. Mathew experienced what he describes as “the perfect family” until his parents separated when he was 12….he eventually ended up alone on the street.

Catherine

Catherine has faced challenge after challenge in her life. As a single mother who escaped domestic violence, Catherine has raised three daughters on her own, and in recent years family illness and financial hardship have left Catherine struggling to get by.

Joe

Joe was experiencing homelessness and was a heavy user of methamphetamines. He wanted to turn his life around, and sought out Vinnies to assist him with accessing detox and rehabilitation programs for his drug addiction.

National Supporting Sponsors

The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, Charity Number ABN 50 748 098 845, is endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient and therefore gifts of two dollars or more to the Society in each State or Territory are tax deductible for the donor.

The St Vincent de Paul Society Australia is exempt from income tax as a not-for-profit organization.